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Whats the best way to tame a near young baby garter?
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Garters Interest Me!

Handle it on a regular basis. As time goes on, it will begin to settle down. I have had mine for a year now, and they were babies. They sure were squirmy little buggers! Now they handle much better. The one that has switched over to pinkies handles almost as easily as my cornsnakes and ratsnakes. The switch to pinks really helped, since I don't have to feed him as often. Since I like to give my snakes a day or two off from handling after feeding, it was harder to handle them when they were eating minnows almost every day. Good luck, and enjoy! Duffy

Also, you can keep the tank in a fairly heavily traveled area so that the snake will become use to the sight of people. You can also try feeding with tongs so the snake can start the association between humans and food (humans bring food, therefore they are not a threat anymore). Andy
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Andy Maddox
Houston Herp Key
The Reptizone

Who are you who can say it's ok to live through me? Alice In Chains

Awesome, Awesome,
I've tried to hold it a few times and at first the snake was all trying to get away and stuff, but after about a minute or two the snake was KINDA calm, It would sit still but whenever I tried to walk with it, it got all squirmy again, But I'll keep this up, I've also put a piece of cloth in its hide box :-D
Thanks guys!
Any other tips would be awesome!
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Garters Interest Me!